Center for Inquiry, Inc. et al v. Golf Course Services, LLC et al

Filing 6

ORDER of Partial Dismissal re 1 Complaint, filed by Jeffrey Seaver, Center for Inquiry, Inc.. Signed by District Judge John Corbett O'Meara. (WBar)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN
SOUTHERN DIVISION

CENTER FOR INQUIRY, INC., d/b/a CENTER
FOR INQUIRY-MICHIGAN, and JEFFREY
SEAVER,

Case No. 12-11903
Honorable John Corbett O’Meara

Plaintiffs,
v.
GOLF COURSE SERVICES, L.L.C., d/b/a THE
WYNDGATE, and LARRY WINGET,
Defendants.
/
ORDER OF PARTIAL DISMISSAL
Plaintiffs filed a three-count complaint in this court alleging the following causes of action:
Count I, violations of Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Count II, violations of Michigan’s
Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act; and Count III, breach of contract.
Although Plaintiffs’ claim arising under a federal statute is cognizable in this court pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. § 1331, the remaining allegations present claims based solely on state law. This court
declines to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over Plaintiffs’ state law claims in order to avoid jury
confusion. See 28 U.S.C. § 1367(c); United Mine Workers v. Gibbs, 383 U.S. 715 (1966); and
Padilla v. City of Saginaw, 867 F. Supp. 1309 (E.D. Mich. 1994). Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that Counts II and III of the complaint are DISMISSED.
s/John Corbett O'Meara
United States District Judge

Date: June 7, 2012

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing document was served upon counsel of record on
this date, June 7, 2012, using the ECF system.

s/William Barkholz
Case Manager

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